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'A band-aid solution': Ford says plan for extra cops on TTC doesn't go far enough

While advocacy group TTCriders echoed Ford by calling Tory’s plan a “bandage solution,” they also suggested that an increased police presence doesn’t get to the root cause of the issue. They say the real problem is a lack of support for those experiencing homelessness and people with severe mental health issues.

“Police don’t address the root causes of violence,” says TTCriders spokesperson Shelagh Pizey-Allen. “Police cause harm to Black, Indigenous and racialized people.”

She argues the extra officers will actually make many people feel less safe on transit.

Toronto police to increase number of officers on TTC after series of violent attacks

The service will aim to have upwards of 80 police officers in place throughout the city’s transit locations every day. Adding more police to the system is not the right approach to support people who are in crisis.

Toronto police to increase presence on TTC to deal with rash of violence

Toronto police say they will increase their daily presence on the TTC starting immediately as a direct response to public safety concerns. This is only a bandage solution to a problem that has been going on for decades.

La réduction des services et l'augmentation des tarifs

Public transit users concerned proposed TTC service cuts will increase safety risks

Safety is top of mind for some transit users right now, but less service makes use less safe because there’s fewer people taking the TTC if they can’t rely on it.

A tax on parking could raise more than $500 million for Toronto. The city’s unprecedented money crunch has given the idea new traction

The Toronto Star covers the idea of a parking levy on big malls and commercial parking lot landlords that TTCRiders and Toronto Environmental Alliance are calling for.